Dum Biriyani

Ingredients:

• Basmathi rice - 1 glass [ soak in water for 20 minutes ]
• Vegetables - 1 cup [ flower, carrot, potato, capsicum and onion ]
• Biriyani masala - 1/2 tsp
• Garam masala - 1/2 tsp
• Salt - as required
• Food colour - green, yellow few drops 
• Cream - 1 tbsp
• Saffron [ kesar ]  - pinch [ soak in warm milk along with sugar ]
• Sugar - 1/2 tsp
• Oil - 1 tbsp
• Ghee - 1 tbsp
• Whole garam masala - 1 tsp [ cinnamon, clove, cardamom, each 1 piece ]
• Onion - 3 to 4 [ peel, sliced thin and fried in a oil to golden brown ]
• Ginger - small piece [ sliced thin  ]
• Cashews - 10 

Method:

First cook the rice in cooker adding whole garam masala, cashews, along with salt & wait for 3 whistles to come. After pressure goes, open the cooker and make it cool. Meantime, boil the vegetables in an oven or kadai, adding salt till it becomes soft. Then fry the sliced onion in an oil till it changes into golden brown colour. Then take one iron tawa & keep it on the gas. When it becomes hot, keep the pressure pan on the top of the tawa. Add ghee and oil together. When it becomes hot, first add little fried onion, then cooked rice, little fried veggies & sprinkle some garam masala ,green colour 2drops, & biriyani masala. Again add rice. Finally add soaked kesar, fresh cream, close the cooker & keep it for 10 to 15 mins. Then open the cooker & serve along with onion raitha & waffers.